Specifications

ATG5 antibody can be used for the detection of ATG5 by Western blot at 1 - 2 μg/mL. Antibody can also be used for immunohistochemistry starting at 2.5 μg/mL. For immunofluorescence start at 20 μg/mL.

USER NOTE:

Optimal dilutions for each application to be determined by the researcher.

POSITIVE CONTROL:

1) Cat. No. 1466 - Rat Spleen Tissue Lysate

2) Cat. No. 10-901 - Human Spleen Tissue Slide

SPECIFICITY:

Three isoforms of ATG5 are known to exist; this ATG5 antibody will only detect the longest isoform.

IMMUNOGEN:

ATG5 antibody was raised against a 16 amino acid synthetic peptide from near the amino terminus of human ATG5.

The immunogen is located within the first 50 amino acids of ATG5.

HOST SPECIES:

Rabbit

Properties

PURIFICATION:

ATG5 Antibody is affinity chromatography purified via peptide column.

PHYSICAL STATE:

Liquid

BUFFER:

ATG5 Antibody is supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.

CONCENTRATION:

1 mg/mL

STORAGE CONDITIONS:

ATG5 antibody can be stored at 4˚C for three months and -20˚C, stable for up to one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.

CLONALITY:

Polyclonal

ISOTYPE:

IgG

CONJUGATE:

Unconjugated

Additional Info

ALTERNATE NAMES:

ATG5 Antibody: ASP, APG5, APG5L, hAPG5, APG5-LIKE

ACCESSION NO.:

EAW48415

PROTEIN GI NO.:

119568800

OFFICIAL SYMBOL:

ATG5

GENE ID:

9474

Background

BACKGROUND:

ATG5 Antibody: Autophagy, the process of bulk degradation of cellular proteins through an autophagosomic-lysosomal pathway is important for normal growth control and may be defective in tumor cells. It is involved in the preservation of cellular nutrients under starvation conditions as well as the normal turnover of cytosolic components. This process is negatively regulated by TOR (Target of rapamycin) through phosphorylation of autophagy protein APG1. ATG5, another member of the autophagy protein family, forms a conjugate with ATG12; this conjugate has a ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3)-like activity for protein lipidation in autophagy. This conjugate also associates with innate immune response proteins such as RIG-I and VISA (also known as IPS-1), inhibiting type I interferon production and permitting viral replication in host cells.